Contemporary art has a long-established and well-documented relationship to walking. Whether used as a technique for drawing lines on the Earth, or a way of asserting collective sovereignty on stolen land, walking is now accepted as one of the many ways that artists make work. It is also, and equally, deployed as a method in neighbouring disciplines within the arts, humanities and social sciences. As such, it is always subject to new academic and cultural “turns” as they emerge.

Walking is also intrinsic to many of the quotidian, spiritual, philosophical, social and political aspects of our lives and provokes myriad questions for us as artists. We acknowledge that there are archetypal conventions of “walking art” that do not adequately represent the extent of interest or investment in walking as a practice, or the questions that walking may invoke for artists right now.

This residency is open to any, and all, approaches to walking as art, and encourages participants to grapple with the questions that arise for all those who have a stake in this area of artistic practice.

This residency gives you the opportunity to bring these questions to the fore, and to work through them, in practical ways, among your peers. We invite you to share insights and experiences, and to address with us the questions that arise from your practice with us, and with other participants. We encourage you to take full advantage of the opportunities presented for working beyond the studios.

ALCHEMY is an artist-led international residency offered to make time and space for participants to explore the intersection between creative and social practices in a unique community setting.

Founded in 2015 on the Toronto Islands, Alchemy’s pillars are food, art, garden and table — all inspired by the original gardens and community at the Centre. Shared meals, artist talks, studio visits, and dialogue with community members and guest artists all contribute to a magical inspiring time in as magical setting. This Residency is designed for artists to focus on their practice in a respectful and supportive studio environment. Participating artists will be encouraged to cultivate new directions in their work, experiment with process and materiality techniques, and direct their research, activities, and time in collaboration with other visiting artists.

Gibraltar Point Centre for the Arts is a peaceful artist retreat nestled against the magnificent backdrop of Toronto Island – the largest car-free community in North America and 15 minutes by ferry to Toronto’s downtown core.

Rest Retreats at the Respite Roundhouse grant nature-infused rejuvenation and healing for those in need of rest.  Open for booking April - July 2025. Retreatants will choose their own self-directed retreat during seasonal, available dates. $40/per weekday night. Weekend bookings available at reduced, market-rate if can stay for minimum of three nights. your choice : self-cleaning or paid cleaning.

Retreatants get access to:

• gaia herb products donated by compassion access project
• Soaking tub, wood burning stove, rooms encased in windows for open air, forest trail, river medicine, wood for camp fires, vast library of movement, poetry and naturalist / buddhist books.
• All the emergent discoveries you will find here.

Retreats will be granted according to solidarity scale, what folks can afford to pay, with a minimum non-refundable contribution of $80 for two nights / three days.

Read and See Reviews of past retreatants.

The Respite hosts cultural residencies for creative artists and healing practitioners, prioritizing queer, trans, nonbinary and/or black, indigenous, cultural workers of colors’ working, resting or scheming for our collective liberation.   There is not set price to stay in the Respite Roundhouse, nor specific artist program for funding support.   

The house and land will be open from April through end of July 2025.  Respite in the Round is a custom round treehouse turned land-based retreat offering individuals and small groups a place for rest, connection, creative making, grounding and vision-setting.  

Situated within a rare alluvial forest on a tributary of the Upper Tar River in the Piedmont of North Carolina, The Respite is a small business that operates according to solidarity scale and is in a shared, rematriating relationship with the Jeffries soil sisters who are also farm partner member-owners of Handèwa Farms.  Together, the Respite and the Jeffries soil sisters are building an intentional queer, Black and/or Indigenous-centered community on 23 acres of Rare Occaneechi Saponi Alluvial (R.O.S.A.) land.  We welcome nature-based immersion for artists, healers, cultural organizers and their families taking time for restful or creative resistance.  

Since its creation 50 years ago, the Fine Arts Work Center Fellowship has become one of the leading residency programs in the world. 

Each year, the Work Center offers 20 seven-month residencies to a juried group of emerging visual artists, fiction writers, and poets. Each Fellow receives an apartment, a studio (for visual artists), and a monthly stipend of $1,250 plus an exit stipend of $1,000. Residencies run from October 1 through April 30. During this time, Fellows have the opportunity to pursue their work independently in a diverse and supportive community of peers. 

The Fine Arts Work Center has hosted more than 1,000 Fellows since 1968, nurturing an accomplished and far-reaching alumni network. The impact of the experience is best illustrated by the extensive list of awards Fellows have gone on to win, including the Guggenheim Fellowship, MacArthur Fellowship, Prix de Rome, Pulitzer Prize, and the Nobel Prize in Literature. 

Ma’s House’s Artist-In-Residency program is open to US-based creatives of color working in any genre of visual art, creative writing, and performance arts.

We encourage resident artists to pursue work that relates to or is inspired by Shinnecock’s history, the local landscape, community based work, and critical engagement in issues of diversity, race, and identity.

Open AIR is a 501 c 3 nonprofit organization that fosters creative collaboration in Montana. With headquarters in Missoula, MT, we serve urban and rural areas of Montana. 

Our mission is to connect diverse communities with creativity through educational, collaborative, and place-based initiatives. Our vision is to strengthen the creative capacity of Montana and foster experiences that are culturally vibrant, healthy, and intellectually vigorous. 

Open AIR is best known for its unique place-based Artist-in-Residence program that connects artists from all disciplines and origins, with culturally, historically, and ecologically significant locations through collaborative partnerships in Montana.

With innovative opportunities available in places such as remote wilderness areas to historically significant sites closer to town, artists have the opportunity to draw inspiration from a regional community dedicated to preserving place, environment, and the arts.

Chunk Of The Moon is an Indigenous & Queer-led residency based in Central Vermont. The home and studio are Tucked away in two acres of forested land beside a babbling brook. This is a peaceful, easeful place for creators of all mediums to devote time and energy to their craft. Chunk Of The Moon centers culture-bearers who are devoted to a just world of care, connection, love, and imagination.

The two bedroom, two bathroom home is just 8 minutes from central Montpelier, Vermont. 

There is an office in the house, as well as a creator's studio adjacent to the house. 

The Oolite Arts’ Live.In.Art Residency Program provides artists with the time, space, and resources to reach new levels of excellence. Oolite Residents receive a live/work space in the heart of South Beach, in addition to critical connections with arts leaders, exhibition opportunities, and financial resources that can lead to career-changing opportunities, and a community where artists can learn from each other and experiment with new work.

Oolite will subsidize 2/3 of the monthly rent, and each resident artist will pay $600 per month, plus electricity and Wifi. The studio apartment is in a MiMo-era building with onsite laundry. No pets or smoking.

Program Benefits

• Access to a 475 sq. ft. studio apartment in the heart of South Beach. Resident artist will pay monthly rent of $600 plus electricity and Wifi.
• Studio apartment is located one block from Oolite Arts main office on Lincoln Road.
• Walking distance to shops, restaurants, local transportation, etc.
• Use of Oolite facilities including a flex lounge, Printshop, and large format inkjet printer.
• Opportunity to engage with local, national and international curators, artists, as well as participate in studio visits, exhibitions, public programs, and community outreach initiatives.
• Additional alumni opportunities at the completion of the program

Oolite Arts Live.in.Art Residency Program does not cover travel, or visa costs.